I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Pittsburgh Panthers
81 – 69
FINAL Neutral Conference ACC
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Atlantic Coast Conference · Capital One Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -1.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money PITT +110 / WAKE -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total PITT win
Actual PITT +12 150 Won
Massey WAKE -0.9 (+12.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.4 (+4.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PITT -0.5 (+11.5) 142.9 (+7.1) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PITT -1.0 (+11.0) 141.2 (+8.8) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PITT -0.2 (+11.8) 143.6 (+6.4) 53% ✓
Baseline ML PITT -0.4 (+11.6) 144.4 (+5.6) 54% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 27, 2026 PITT 80 – 76 WAKE
Feb 1, 2025 WAKE 76 – 74 PITT
Feb 21, 2024 WAKE 91 – 58 PITT
Feb 1, 2024 PITT 77 – 72 WAKE
Jan 26, 2023 PITT 81 – 79 WAKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PITT WAKE
Overall 22-11 21-14
Conference 12-8 11-9
Home 13-5 17-2
Away 7-4 2-9
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 78.1
Avg Pts Against 67.6 70.7
Massey 12.0 (#40) 12.9 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#49) 1.63 (#59)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.16 (#52) 2.28 (#48)
RPI 0.548 (#92) 0.552 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors PITT WAKE
FG% 43.7% 47.7%
3PT% 35.7% 37.4%
REB / G 37.3 34.2
OREB / G 11.5 8.4
AST / TO 1.53 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 54.7%
TOV% 13.5% 15.4%
ORB% 31.3% 26.4%
FT Rate 21.6% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 16.3%
DRB% 76.5% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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